Parenting Topics

The Stanford Parenting Center (SPC) ensures that parents are powerful partners in supporting their child’s mental health and well-being by providing them the right resources and tools. By accessing our wide range of programs and complementary resources, parents gain confidence in their parenting skills, find greater enjoyment in their parenting roles, and decrease the risk for pediatric psychiatric disorders. Please click a topic to learn more about our offerings.

Pediatric Anxiety
ADHD and Executive Functioning
Challenging Behaviors
Screen Dependence
Substance Dependence
Parenting Through Uncertainty
COVID-19 Parent Support
Mindful Parenting
Mindful Teens

EVENTS

Mindfulness for Parents Class. Click here for details and registration

Positive Parenting During COVID-19 Series  for recorded webinars, click here

Autism Parent Support Group Now via Zoom until further notice. Meets on second Mondays from 7-8:30pm (Sept.-June). To be added to the monthly email with participant zoom info, click here.

Stanford Parenting Center Classes

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions Wednesdays 9:00 am - 10:15 am PST via Zoom November 1 - December 13, 2023 (no class Nov 22). Click here for more information. 

Managing Challenging Behaviors Fridays 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm PST via Zoom November 10 - December 8, 2024.Click here for registration and more information.

Supportive Parenting for Little Ones with Big Feelings Thursdays 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm PST via Zoom January 18 - February 8, 2024. Click here for more information. Registration coming soon. 

Quick Links

Faculty, Postdocs, and Staff in the Division

Faculty Openings

General Psychiatry Residency Program

Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing

Stanford Children's Health - Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences